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Reading to Know Bookclub

Laddie by Gene Stratton-Porter

October 19, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

My girls and I finished our latest nighttime read-aloud, Laddie:  A True Blue Story by Gene Stratton-Porter, while on vacation last week.  I picked it up in August on a whim because it was the Reading to Know Bookclub pick of the month, though I had no hope of actually finishing it that month.  It’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday, Reading to Know Bookclub, Young Adult Fiction

The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

April 3, 2015 by Amy 5 Comments

I read The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer for Carrie’s Reading to Know bookclub, which was hosted in March by Shonya from Learning How Much I Don’t Know.   Tozer is an author I’ve wanted to read for a very long time, and in fact I had begun a different book by him not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Nonfiction, Books Tagged: Adult Nonfiction, Reading to Know Bookclub

Odds & Ends: To Kill a Mockingbird Edition

December 27, 2014 by Amy 3 Comments

I did not get around to reading To Kill a Mockingbird this month for the Reading to Know Bookclub.  However, I did want to share a few pictures I took of TKM-related “stuff” when we took a field trip to the Alabama Archives in Montgomery back in August.  I’ve been meaning for oh, about four … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Alabama field trips, Bookish Thoughts, Field Trips, Odds & Ends, Reading to Know Bookclub

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

May 26, 2014 by Amy 4 Comments

I read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken for this month’s Read to Know Bookclub, and I am so glad I did!  I chose to not read this one aloud to my children because I thought it might be scary, but it turns out that think this is one that we would’ve all enjoyed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Best Books, Juvenile Fiction, Reading to Know Bookclub

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

April 29, 2014 by Amy 4 Comments

I’m usually not a fan of short stories, but My Man Jeeves hit the spot after my long and arduous trek through Gone with the Wind.  I was first introduced to Jeeves and Wooster a few years ago when I read Jeeves and the Tie That Binds, so I knew something of what I was getting into. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Fiction, Books Tagged: Adult Fiction, Reading to Know Bookclub
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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